Branton died from a gunshot wound to the head Monday inside her apartment at The Retreat at Kernan, according to police reports. She had recently called off her engagement to Schulze after a five-month relationship, Butler said.

She planed to move out of state, and police found text messages that indicated she was afraid of Schulze, according to a police report.

Police did not find a gun in her apartment and said there wasn’t forced entry.

After Schulze initially gave a questionable chain of events, he was interviewed a second time and provided more information that led to his arrest.

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